Fort Bliss: Contaminated bunker not a threat

FORT BLISS, Texas—Army officials are downplaying the threat to personnel exposed to radiation detected in a bunker at a West Texas military post.

Leaders at Fort Bliss said Friday additional testing has shown contamination is contained to the floor of the bunker at a portion of the post known as Biggs Army Airfield. Nuclear weapons were assembled and stored in the bunker in the 1950s and 1960s.

Officials earlier this week announced a tip from a former worker had prompted an investigation that revealed radioactivity in the bunker, calling into question the safety of personnel.

But they said Friday there was no risk to people who worked in the bunker during the Cold War era or more recently.

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